Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 and 2 Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.5
Video		4.0
Audio		3.0
Extras		2.0
Overall		2.5

Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 and 2 Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman January 1, 2020

Many years ago when there were things called brick and mortar record stores, I was excited to find two comedy CDs by Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, the "alter egos" of music icons Paul Weston and Jo Stafford (if you don't know about the "fabulous" Edwards duo, I highly recommend some ardent Googling). I was stunned to stumble across these rarities in a tiny little shop in a far north coast village in Washington state, and when I asked the owner how he had ended up with them (he was dispensing of them in the $1 bargain bin, and I happily scooped them up), he hilariously relayed that a customer had special ordered them, thinking he was getting albums by the Jonathan Edwards who had a big hit with "Sunshine" in the 1970s. (Again, for those unacquainted with this Jonathan Edwards and his lovely wife Darlene, just do a little internet sleuthing, and the full force of the hilarity may hit you.) In a similar vein, I wonder if anyone out there intrigued by Brie Larson's Oscar win in 2015 for Room may have led some who misremembered the title to order The Room by mistake. I'm not sure if hilarity would have ensued in that instance, but consternation almost certainly would have, as fans of this now legendary "so bad it's good" opus may understand. The Room's production famously gave birth to The Disaster Artist a couple of years ago, and anyone who is curious about either the original Tommy Wiseau - Greg Sestero outing or the Franco brothers film which grew out of it may find both volumes of Best F(r)iends at least occasionally engaging. Others may simply want to spend the evening listening to Jonathan and Darlene Edwards.

Reviews of the two "volumes" of this film can be accessed by clicking on the following links:

Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 Blu-ray review

Best F(r)iends: Volume 2 Blu-ray review

Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 and 2 Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 and 2 Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews. Kind of oddly, given the fact that both films are part of a "set" and are offered on one Blu-ray disc, each part has different audio options, so check the specs on the two reviews to see what's available on each "volume".

Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 and 2 Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Both "volumes" of Best F(r)iends share a disc, and so some of the supplements may be about one part and some about another.

• Commentary with Writer / Producer / Actor Greg Sestero and Actor Tommy Wiseau (Volume 1 Only)


• Deleted Scenes

  Bizarre Stories (1080p; 00:29)

  
  

  I Think We Can Blow This Up, Man! (1080p; 1:32)

  
  

  I Wanna Go (1080p; 1:17)

  
  

  You Can Always Knock (1080p; 00:30)

  
  

  I Am the Map (1080p; 1:22)

  
  

  I'll Clean Everything (1080p; 00:40)

  
  

  Oak Bar Ranch: A Presence (1080p; 1:55)

  
  

  Oak Bar Ranch: Caretaker (1080p; 00:43)

• Behind the F(r)iendship Featurettes

  Welcome to My Paradise (1080p; 5:36)

  
  

  Tommy and Greg: Best F(r)iends Forever (1080p; 2:21)

  
  

  The Tommy Diaries (1080p; 2:55)

  
  

  Uncle Rick (1080p; 3:16)

Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 and 2 Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Fans of this pair, The Room (note that definite article, please) and/or The Disaster Artist may find this two-fer oddly engaging, but it's hardly a model of narrative clarity, and as may be expected by its "star" duo, performances are a little wobbly at times as well. Technical merits are okay, though there's only lossy audio, for those who are considering a purchase.